Facilities and Data Center Operations Specialist

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States CoreSite Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Facilities and Data Center Technician IV to join our team at CoreSite. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for ensuring the operational integrity and regulatory compliance of our facilities and data center electrical, mechanical, fire life safety systems, and communications infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
  • Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in facilities systems
  • Ensure data center operates at maximum operational efficiency, including analyzing existing operating conditions, recommending new technologies, and improving overall efficiency and cost reduction
  • Manage systems to avoid unplanned, customer-impacting outages
  • Manage the data floor and back of house mechanical loading capacity thereby ensuring that the cooling system is operating at its highest efficiency
  • Provide applied mechanical and integrated control expertise for the entire data center
  • Work as a primary knowledge expert in regard to fire and electrical codes
  • Assist Data Center Manager with the database management of maintenance discrepancies and work with Operations management to resolve site issues based on agreed upon priorities
  • Trouble Ticket Management
  • Work Order Completion Process
  • Infrastructure projects (Internal/Customer) including cage build-outs, overhead installations, rack and stack
  • Navigate and utilize a CMMS system
  • Use developed procedures to solve problems
  • Assist in asset and consumable inventory management
  • Responsible for the tracking and proper labeling of all equipment per established procedures
Requirements
  • Expert understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems used in a facility and data center environment
  • Expert knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 72, NFPA 25, and compliance issues as well as building codes in regard to fire life safety
  • Expert knowledge of fiber optics / cabling infrastructure and industry best practices
  • Expert knowledge in industrial safety best practices (i.e. lockout/tag out, arc flash protection, OSHA and state regulations)
  • Expert knowledge and experienced with data trending / tracking and analysis and ability to rapidly learn and use PC based, integrated critical monitoring systems
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience installing, maintaining, and/or troubleshooting large commercial and industrial systems
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Proven expert and laying out, pulling, dressing, and terminating fiber and copper communications cabling
  • Experience diagnosing and repairing IT hardware, servers, network switches, structured cabling
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral including Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to stand 1/3 – 2/3 of the time

Ability to walk 1/3 – 2/3 of the time

Ability to sit 1/3 – 2/3 of the time

Ability to climb and balance 1/3 – 2/3 of the time

Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl 1/3 – 2/3 of the time

Ability to reach with hands & arms 1/3 – 2/3 of the time

Ability to smell, talk & hear

Ability to use hands to type, handle & feel

Ability to reach with hands and arms

Ability to see at close and distance ranges and the ability to see color

Must be comfortable working in a high stress, fast paced environment with shifting priorities

Must be willing to work outside normal business hours, including weekends, late nights, holidays, and on-call support

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds 1/3 of the time



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